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Walker's moth, Sani Lodge, Ecuador Somewhat unusual to find it in the Amazon region, it normally occurs at higher elevations. Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Sani Lodge,Sosxetra grata,South America,Spring,Walker's moth,World,Yasuni National Park Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

Walker's moth, Sani Lodge, Ecuador

Somewhat unusual to find it in the Amazon region, it normally occurs at higher elevations.

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    Patomarazul
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    Gorgeous! Posted 3 years ago
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      Ferdy Christant
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      It's a very fancy moth, I think this angle does it more justice:

      Walker's moth on leaf, La Isla Escondida, Colombia Same species:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70583/moth_057_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/70591/moth_065_la_isla_escondida_colombia.html Colombia,Colombia 2018,Colombia South,Fall,Geotagged,La Isla Escondida,Putumayo,Sosxetra grata,South America,Walker's moth,World
       Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago

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The Walker's moth

Sosxetra grata, the Walker's moth, is a moth in the Sosxetra genus. The genus Sosxetra is closely related to Ceroctena, and comprises of a single species grata. Sosxetra grata is distributed from Costa Rica to Peru. This species is found in cloudforest at elevations between about 400-1800m.

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Uploaded Mar 25, 2022. Captured Nov 18, 2021 19:43 in 67C6X698+22.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/16.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
  • 105mm

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